Bradford meeting backs Edward Miall for seat
Speakers praise Edward Miall and press for him to win Bradford's parliamentary seat. A committee is appointed to run his campaign and a ballot proposal aims to avoid further electoral strife, urging working men to unite and vote. The gathering condemns corruption and endorses economical government.
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Miall
Hear
Liberal Party
Godwin
J. A. Bayns
Firth
Thompson
Baron Martin
Edward Miall
Mr. Thompson
Samuel Storey
Joszem Craven
Mr. Miall
England
J. W. Godwin
R. Kell
Jameson
A. Holden
William Byles
Hastings
Titus Alt
Jud
Jad
Wallwork
Angus
Abraham Mitchell
J Hata
Robt. Yates
John Haley
Chas. Tanner
Wm. Mokiman
Ald
Rawson
Behr. Read
Chas. Lund
Cole
Wm. Whithead
Ei. Sighel
G. P. Beaumont
Bradford
Jas. Daum- Mond
Byres
OWS
Joshin Fowler
Ripley
Storey
Ald. Brown
A. Inumaworra
M.P
Salt
Bradford Election Rally Endorses Miall For Bradford
A Bradford meeting endorsed Mr. Miall as member for Bradford with cheers and calls for clean tickets. The executive committee will meet this morning at the old rooms in Norfolk street. The Bradford Observer notes the earliest possible election date as the 25th.
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Miall
House of Commons
Bradford
Old Rooms
Norfolk Street
Ald. Scorr
W. Anaus
Ald. Brown
Saur
Thompson
Bradford Observer
Public-houses to serve as committee-rooms may end
The Leeds Mercury reports a likely beneficial outcome from Bradford election inquiry: abandoning public houses as committee rooms. A Friday meeting, led by the mayor, urged the change and cited influential politicians withdrawing from election matters if pubs are used. Licensed victuallers also urged peers in the trade to refrain from hosting election agents in future.
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Leeds Mercury
Bradford
Vacancy in City seat sparks Liberal and Tory intrigue
Orry or London reports the death of Mr. Bell the Conservative MP for the City. A Baron Rothschild vacancy likely fills this seat while Liberals hold a 2000 majority. Rumors link Sir John Lubbock or Lord Claud Hamilton to the contest if petitions shift the race. Laverton and Charles Paul Phipps issue addresses amid unseating of Mr. John Lewis Phipps and a fresh Conservative bid.
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Orry
London
Bell
Baron Rothschild
Westminster
Smith
John Lubbock
Claud Hamilton
Laverton
John Lewis Phipps
Charles Paul Phipps
Court and Royal Levees Move Through Windsor Society
The Gazette reports that the Court return to Windsor is delayed to Friday. Levees and a drawing room are planned for March with royal attendance. Prince Arthur will host two levees for the Queen. The Prince and Princess of Wales were welcomed by the Viceroy of Egypt in Cairo and toured the city incognito. They plan upriver travel to the second cataract, weather permitting. Gladstone and Granville hosted full-dress dinners, Cardinal Cullen visited the Lord Lieutenant and Countess Spencer, and Mr Bright met with officials.
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Windsor
Prince Arthur
Egypt
Prince
Princess of Wales
Kasr-en-nis
Cairo
Ezbekieh
Mecca
Mahmet
Kisweh
Akbar
Upper Nile
Nile
W. E. Gladstone
Treasury
Karl Granville
Colonies
Cardinal Cullen
Countess Spencer
Mgr. Moran
Mr. Bright
London Politics and Social Reform Moves Highlight Session
Deputations press for gas company purchases by local authorities while Mr Bright weighs delaying debate on metropolis municipalities. Goschen audits St Marylebone Workhouse amid 2,000 inmates. Cardwell aids Volunteers with arms and facilities but not larger grants. Conservatives back clerks and workers facing cuts and a possible Third Lord of the Treasury. Fishmongers’ gift funds Middle-class Schools Corporation as savings banks for sailors are proposed nationwide.
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Metropolitan Vestries
Duke of Richmond
Bright
G. J. Goschen
Poor Law Board
St. Marylebone
Douglas
London
Cardwell
War Secretary
Manchester Guardian
Treasury
Stansfeld
Fishmongers’ Company
United Kingdom
Life buoys expose frauds and Sunday pub closure talk
A Life Buoys letter in the Star warns that many life buoys sold outside marine stores labeled warranted cork contain rushes or straw. Experiments with three buoys showed sinking times of one to four hours, risking shipwrecked sailors. A Bradford conference urged Sunday sales limits, with Gladstone not promising early action. The Tichborne case and East London Museum progress are also noted.
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Phillips
Law Times
Great Northern Hospital
Caledonian Road
James Greenwood
Bradford
Algernon West
Gladstone
John Abel Smith
Tieusonne
Pacific Mail
West Coast
Tichborne
England
Roger Tichborne
Bart
Monte Video
Chili
Cordillera
Sir Roger
Rosario
Major Richards
Constable Maxwell
Captain Burton
Indian Territory
Star
East London Museum
Earl de Grey
Ripon
Forster
M.P
Council For Education
London
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